Postgraduate Diploma in Economics

  Institution: Postgraduate Diploma in Economics

The objective of this programme is to provide undergraduate degree holders, who are not currently eligible to pursue a Master’s degree in Economics, an opportunity to attain a greater knowledge in the field of economics. Students of the programme are assessed on the basis of coursework. The postgraduate diploma programme allows students to learn economics in a comprehensive manner, providing them with the knowledge to understand contemporary economic issues and the necessary skills to respond rationally current economic problems.

Programme Goals

The goals of this programme are to produce graduates that:
a. possess knowledge and skills relevant to field of economics;
b. possess an expanded competency and understanding of the selected area(s) of study; and
c. are professional and ethical in fulfilling their responsibility to God and society.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the programme, graduates should be able to:
a) demonstrate a systematic and in-depth understanding of economics;
b) produce, develop, implement and apply research methodologies in a constructive manner; and
c) perform basic analysis and evaluation of new ideas in economics.

Admission Requirements

Candidates who wish to pursue the programme of study must:
a) possess an educational background consisting of:
i. Bachelor of Economics with honours from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia or other higher education institution recognized by the UKM Senate; or
ii. other qualification(s) equivalent to a Bachelor of Economics with honours from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia or other higher education institution recognized by the UKM Senate; and
b) meet any further requirements and conditions specified by the Faculty of Economics and Management.

Enrolment Status and Period of Study

Full-time study entails a minimum of two (2) and a maximum of four (4) semesters of registration, while part-time study entails a minimum of three (3) semesters and a maximum of eight (8) semesters of registration.

Programme Structure

This programme entails only coursework. For the purposes of graduation, students must successfully complete 32 units of courses, comprised of:

Students who have qualification other than Bachelor of Economics are required (if necessary) to enrol and pass all or part of courses in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Statistics and Mathematics at undergraduate level.

List of Courses

1. Core Course Modules (12 units)

EPPE 6014 Microeconomics

EPPE 6024 Macroeconomics

EPPE 6034 Econometric Methods

2. Elective Course Modules (20 units)

Candidates are required to select five (5) course modules from the following categories of course modules:

Monetary Economics

EPPE 6114 Portfolio Analysis

EPPE 6124 Monetary Economics

EPPE 6164 International Finance

Industrial Economics

EPPE 6134 Advanced Industrial Organisation

EPPE 6174 Trade and Industrial Economics

EPPE 6264 Advanced Labour Economics

Public Economics

EPPE 6144 Public Finance

EPPE 6154 Economics of Social Policy

EPPE 6184 Political Economy of International Trade

International Economics

EPPE 6164 International Finance

EPPE 6174 Trade and Industrial Economics

EPPE 6184 Political Economy of International Trade

Development Economics

EPPE 6214 Advanced Economic Planning

EPPE 6224 Development Theory and Policy

EPPE 6234 Trade and Development

Human Resource Economics

EPPE 6244 Human Resource Development Planning

EPPE 6254 Human Resource Management

EPPE 6264 Advanced Labour Economics

Agricultural and Applied Economics

EPPE 6304 Advanced Agricultural Economics

EPPE 6314 Applied Resource Policy and Project Analysis

EPPE 6324 Policy Analysis and Agricultural Programmes

Environmental and Resource Economics

EPPE 6314 Applied Resource Policy and Project Analysis

EPPE 6334 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

EPPE 6344 Dynamic Optimisation and Decision Theory

Econometrics

EPPE 6414 Advanced Econometrics

EPPE 6424 Time Series Econometrics

EPPE 6434 Applied Econometrics

Islamic Economics

EPPE 6514 Fiqh for Economics

EPPE 6524 Islamic Money and Capital Markets

EPPE 6534 Advanced Islamic Economic Analysis

Conversion Programme: Postgraduate Diploma in Economics to Master of Economics

Successful candidates of the Postgraduate Diploma in Economics Programme have the option of applying for a conversion to the Master of Economics programme. Eligible candidates are required to achieve an overall CGPA of ≥ 3.00 during the completion of the postgraduate diploma programme, and a CGPA of ≥ 3.00 for all core courses. Candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are allowed to transfer all graduate credits obtained from their studies in the postgraduate diploma programme with the consent of the Faculty Graduate Study Committee, entailing the transfer of the units, grades and duration of study.

Proposed Schedule of Study

The typical programme timetable and progression of research for a full-time candidate completing within two (2) semesters is as follows:

Graduation Requirements

In order to graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma in Economics, candidates must:

1. achieve a final CGPA of ≥ 2.33;
2. complete the required number of units for the programme; and
3. meet any other conditions prescribed by the University.

Application

Online application is via http://guest.ukm.my or visit Center for Graduate Management’s website at http://www.ukm.my/pps.

Tuition Fee

RM 8200